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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Business
Erin Keller

Amex slashes 3,500 jobs and joins other financial companies culling staff as some leaders admit it’s for AI

American Express said the layoffs will help streamline operations, as well as help it ‘prepare for AI’ - (Getty)

American Express revealed plans Friday to cut around 3,500 jobs – about 5 percent of its global workforce – as the company’s executives admitted that artificial intelligence was a factor.

The cuts mark Amex’s first major round of layoffs in nearly a decade. The credit card giant said the move would streamline operations while allowing it to continue investing in the business but did not specify which departments or locations would be affected.

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